Comparison of an improved RAPD fingerprinting with different typing methods for discriminating clinical isolates of Staphylococcus spp.

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-169

  Damiani, Giuseppe ^a   Telecco, Silvana ^b   Comincini, Sergio ^a   Sironi, Massimo ^c   Carretto, Edoardo ^b   Marone, Piero ^b,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; RAPD; Staphylococcus spp.; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ITALY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0029989697     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00145502     Document Type: Article

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